Old Contemptibles Southampton

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Reference WMO/201514

Address:

Admiralty House

Platform Road

Southampton

SO14

England

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Status: On original site
Type: Non freestanding
Location: External
Setting: Attached to a building/structure
Description: Board/Plaque/ Tablet
Materials:
  • Metal Bronze
Lettering: Inscribed on a plaque
Conflicts:
  • First World War (1914-1918)
About the memorial: War memorial plaque dedicated to the Old Contemptibles of the regular Army who passed through Southampton Docks in 1914 on their way to the continent, and who lost their lives during the First World War. The British Expeditionary Force arrived at the Port by both train and route march. The original Dock Gate 4 entrance to the Eastern (Old) Docks here to which this memorial was attached spanned the road and was demolished in the name of progress, although a picture of it survives in the Royal Hampshire Regiment Museum, Winchester. The memorial was then moved and attached to the front corner of adjacent Admiralty House. The design incorporates the 1914 Star medal. The memorial was erected by the Old Contemptibles veterans Association.
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To the glory of God & to the imperishable memory of the Old Contemptibles who embarked from these Docks in 1914. God King Country

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